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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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